Chapter 15 - 015: Uncle Yu, what a coincidence.
When Ning Guiwan was resting at home, it happened to coincide with a seven-day long holiday. Ning Qinghan and Ning Rongyue were also off work, but the two sisters were busy every day shopping for wedding dresses and gowns, spending very little time at home.
Sometimes, overhearing the household servants’ idle chatter, Ning Guiwan learned that during her absence from Shencheng, Quan Xiangru’s mother had already visited their home. The wedding date had been set for the following spring.
"They were engaged for four years without mentioning marriage, yet as soon as that jinx returned, they began preparing the wedding. I just hope nothing chaotic happens."
"You can’t be sure about that. She’s so jealous and malicious—who knows what she might do? Just you watch; she won’t stay quiet. She’s always had her eyes on the second master! At some party last month, she even tried to seduce him. They ended up in each other’s arms, the shameless woman."
"How can there be such a wicked woman? The Eldest Miss is gentle and kind, and the Second Miss is straightforward and innocent. How could she have the heart to harm them so severely? The Eldest Miss’s face was ruined like that. Who knows what kind of in-laws she will find in the future!"
At that moment, Ning Guiwan was standing beside the liquor cabinet, about to pour herself a glass of fruit wine, when she heard two servants whispering not far away.
The household staff had all been changed, inside and out. Not a single familiar face remained, and none of them knew Ning Guiwan. All their impressions of her came from the weekly newspapers and the sisters’ deliberate or inadvertent descriptions.
Hearing this, Ning Guiwan couldn’t help but laugh.
The maids, hearing the noise, came over. Upon seeing her standing there, they were immediately embarrassed. "Third Miss, what are you doing here?"
Ning Guiwan looked at the two maids and said slowly with a smile, "This is my home. Why can’t I be here?"